The latest rugby news on the major tournaments from around the globe.
Leicester Tigers snatched a dramatic 30-25 bonus-point win over Northampton Saints in a pulsating East Midlands showdown at Welford Road.
Bath's stuttering season hit another low point as they surrendered a 10-0 half-time lead against Sale to lose 16-13 at the Recreation Ground.
England hooker Steve Thompson has been forced to retire with immediate effect after suffering another neck injury.
Wasps boss David Young has identified his squad's strength in depth as a target area for improvement.
Coach Bryan Redpath picked out Alasdair Strokosch's first-half sin-binning as the crucial turning point as Gloucester went down 26-25 to the lowly Newcastle Falcons on Friday.
The Dubai Sevens Cup quarterfinals threw up two major surprises as Series champions New Zealand were knocked out by England and the Blitzbokke were downed by France.
David Young is under no illusion about the task facing his Wasps team against unbeaten Aviva Premiership leaders Harlequins on Sunday.
Centre Brad Barritt misses out for Saracens against London Irish at Vicarage Road on Sunday (kick-off 2pm) due to a calf muscle injury.
Bryan Redpath picked out Alasdair Strokosch's first-half sin-binning as the crucial turning point as Gloucester went down 26-25 at Newcastle.
Newcastle picked up only their second Premiership win of the season as they clung on for a narrow 26-25 victory over Gloucester at Kingston Park on Friday.
Ulster will be hoping that they have finally kickstarted their Pro12 charge as Stephen Ferris led a clinical fightback to see off Scarlets 24-17 at Ravenhill on Friday.
What a finish! With a minute to play at Stade André Moga Brive led 12-6 but were penalised. 12-9 with just time to kick off. The siren had sounded and Vungakoto Lilo scored a try which won the match for the home side. It was the only try of the match.
Newcastle picked up only their second Premiership win of the season as they clung on for a narrow 26-25 win over Gloucester at Kingston Park.
The big match this weekend is at magnificent Stade de France when Stade Français host neighbours Racing-Métro who are determined to surpass Stade Français as Paris's dominant club.
The USA will play Zimbabwe in the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens bowl quarterfinals on day two of the competition. That game will kickoff on Saturday December 3 at 1:02 a.m. ET.
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